Millburn Speech and Debate is one of the largest organizations at Millburn High School, with over 100 members. Throughout the school year, the team travels to tournaments at the regional, state, and national levels.
Students compete in the following events: Lincoln-Douglas Debate, Congressional Debate, Public Forum Debate, Extemporaneous Speaking, Informative Speaking, Impromptu Speaking, Original Oratory, Declamation, Prose Reading, Poetry Reading, Oral Interpretation, Dramatic Interpretation, Humorous Interpretation, Duo Interpretation, and Improvisational Acting.
The Millburn Speech and Debate team competes in the New Jersey Forensic League, the Newark Catholic Forensic League, and the National Speech and Debate Association.
Any Millburn High School student may join the team at the beginning of the season. The tournament season begins in September and concludes in March with national championships held April - June. For more information please peruse this site.
Contact Us
Head Coach/ Team Administrator: Jordy Barry
millburnspeechanddebate@gmail.com
Advisor: Maria Vazquez
maria.vazquez@millburn.org
Reach all Team staff at: millburnspeechanddebate@gmail.com.
executive board 2023-2024:
Co-Presidents: Melinda Deng (SP) and Ben Klein (PF).
Vice-Presidents of Fundraising: Selena Teng (LD) and Thomas Liu (PF).
Vice-President of Community Outreach: Arav Wahi (PF) and Caroline Cheng (CON).
Vice-Presidents of Student Outreach: Riya Devroy (SP) and Aaron Pan (CON).
team program coordinators:
Team Secretaries: Nicky Wang (PF)
Middle School Program Directors: Mythri Mahajan (LD) and Daniel Han (SP).
event captains:
Speech Captains: Melinda Deng, Riya Devroy, and Daniel Han.
Congressional Debate Captains: Aaron Pan, Zain Jaffar, Grace Gu, and Caroline Cheng.
Public Forum Captains: Ben Klein, Aaron Agarwal, Thomas Liu, Arav Wahi, and Angelina Wang.
Lincoln Douglas Captains: Selena Teng, Mythri Mahajan, Rishabh Handa, and Renee Ding.
Speech and Debate Leagues and Associations
NEW JERSEY SPEECH AND DEBATE LEAGUE (NJSDL)
The NJSDL is the state organization that governs most local tournaments. This organization hosts the State Championships at the end of each season. Visit this site for information on events, participating schools, and the season calendar.
NATIONAL CATHOLIC FORENSIC LEAGUE
Millburn belongs to the Newark Diocese of the NCFL. This site has information on competition events specific to the league and details regarding the Grand National tournament held each May.
NATIONAL SPEECH AND DEBATE ASSOCIATION
The NSDA is the national organization for all speech and debate programs. They issue all debate topics, manage the honor society, and hold the largest national tournament each June. Visit this site for a comprehensive collection of resources for all events, judge training, and honor society details.
